Hog-holding device



H.l M. TROUT.

H06 HOLDING DEVICE.

APPucAnoN FILED FEB. lo, 1920.

1,343,596. Patented-June 15, 1920.

IN VEN TOR.

A TTORNE S.

PATENT OFFlCE.

HARRY M. TROUT, OF HAMILTON, OHIO.

HUG-HOLDING DEVICE.

vApplication led February 10, 1920.

To all 'whom z't may concern:

Be it known that l, HARRY M. TnoU'r, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hamilton, in the county of .Butler and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in l-log-.l'loldingDevices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention comprises a device for catching and holding` hogs, andthe object thereof is to provide a. simple, effective and inexpensivedevice for such purpose, as hereinafter more fully described, inconnection with the accompanying drawings.

Referring to said drawings in general terms, Figure l is a longitudinalelevation of the device and Fig. 2 is a similar elevation looking at aright angle to Fig. l.

The body portion -1- of the instrument consists of an iron rod with eyes2 and 3* formed on the ends thereof, the eye -3- being the larger of thetwo to enable the lingers to engage the same to manipulate the device.

A sheath or keeper 4- is attached to rod 4land serves to guide and tohold a wire cable m5- in proper position relative to the rod -l--.

The wire cable -5- has one end secured to the eye --2- and the other endof said cable is passed along the rod, through the keeper *an and largeeye -3-, and is secured to a handle or grip piece -6-. A

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 15, 1920.

Serial No. 357,530.

ring 7- is linked to thesmall eye Q- and through this ring -T, the cable-5- is also passed. By means of said ring T a loop -8- is formed in thewire cable,

which is small or large according to the tension or slack the cable isunder in manipulating the instrument. u

In catching and holding a hog, the loop -S- is made large enough, byslacking the cable, to place the same over the snout of the animal atwhich time the cable is drawn upon by the handle 6 until the loop firmlybinds the animals snout. lVhen this is being done, one hand grasps theeye -3 while the other hand manipulates or draws the cable, the hog maythen be firmly held.

Having described my invention, I claim:

A device of the character specified; comprising a rod having eyes formedin the ends thereof, a wire cable having one end secured to one of saideyes; a ring linked to said eye and through which the cable is passed toform a loop, a keeper secured to said rod and through which said cablepasses along said rod and through the eye in the end of said rodopposite the eye to which the end of the cable is attached, and a handgrip fastened to the free end of said cable, substantially described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

HARRY M. TROUT.

